Quotes, Quotations and Sayings

Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts.

A happy life consists in tranquility of mind.

The shifts of Fortune test the reliability of friends.

When you have no basis of argument, abuse the plaintiff.

He removes the greatest ornament of friendship, who takes away from it respect.

All action is of the mind and the mirror of the mind is the face, its index the eyes.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation, as allowed by Cicero himself, who says, 'there is not only an art, but an eloquence in it.' A well bred woman may easily and effectually promote the most useful and elegant conversation without speaking a word. The modes of speech are scarcely more variable than the modes of silence.

The wise are instructed by reason; ordinary minds by experience; the stupid, by necessity; and brutes by instinct.

A mind without instruction can no more bear fruit than can a field, however fertile, without cultivation.

History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life and brings us tidings of antiquity.

There is nothing so absurd but some philosopher has said it.

A life of peace, purity, and refinement leads to a calm and untroubled old age.

There is no duty more obligatory than the repayment of kindness.

Let the punishment match the offense.

Friendship make prosperity more shining and lessens adversity by dividing and sharing it.

A happy life consists in tranquillity of mind.

While there's life, there's hope.

In so far as the mind is stronger than the body, so are the ills contracted by the mind more severe than those contracted by the body.

What we call pleasure, and rightly so is the absence of all pain.

I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are wise and very beautiful; but I have never read in either of them: Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden.''

Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views which Cicero, which Locke, which Bacon, have given, forgetful that Cicero, Locke, and Bacon were only young men in libraries, when they wrote these books. Hence, instead of Man Thinking, we have the book-worm.

In nothing do men more nearly approach the gods than in doing good to their fellow men.

I criticize by creation - not by finding fault.

Peace is liberty in tranquility.

The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.

By doubting we come at truth.

If you aspire to the highest place, it is no disgrace to stop at second, or even the third place.

There is no being of any race who, if he finds the proper guide, cannot attain to virtue.

Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.

Men decide far more problems by hate, love, lust, rage, sorrow, joy, hope, fear, illusion, or some other inward emotion, than by reality, authority, any legal standard, judicial precedent, or statute.

The name of peace is sweet, and the thing itself is beneficial, but there is a great difference between peace and servitude. Peace is freedom in tranquillity, servitude is the worst of all evils, to be resisted not only by war, but even by death.

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions.

Let arms give place to the robe, and the laurel of the warriors yield to the tongue of the orator.

Let your desires be ruled by reason. (Appetitus Rationi Pareat)

The welfare of the people is the ultimate law. (Salus Populi Suprema Est Lex)

There are some duties we owe even to those who have wronged us. There is, after all, a limit to retribution and punishment.

We are obliged to respect, defend and maintain the common bonds of union and fellowship that exist among all members of the human race.

Neither can embellishments of language be found without arrangement and expression of thoughts, nor can thoughts be made to shine without the light of language.

In men of the highest character and noblest genius there is to be found an insatiable desire for honour, command, power, and glory.

The strictest law often causes the most serious wrong.

Our thoughts are free.

Liberty is rendered even more precious by the recollection of servitude.

It is a great thing to know our vices.

Strain every nerve to gain your point.

Our span of life is brief, but is long enough for us to live well and honestly.

No one can speak well, unless he thoroughly understands his subject.

Nature herself makes the wise man rich.

It is a true saying that 'One falsehood leads easily to another'.

I will go further, and assert that nature without culture can often do more to deserve praise than culture without nature.

Force overcome by force. (Vi Victa Vis)